The weather in M City is extremely changeable. Just a moment ago, the sky was clear for miles, but now, in the blink of an eye, it has turned gloomy. Strong winds lift the corners of posters in the shopping mall, and young girls passing by constantly stop to take photos with their phones.
Chu Yan sits in the nanny car, fingers lightly clasped, supporting his head as he looks out the window. His chestnut-brown short hair is styled without any gel, giving him a refreshing appearance. His features are delicately perfect, with no discernible flaws.
“Chu Chu, should I take you straight home?”
Chu Yan nods, withdrawing his gaze. The manager, Li Ye, drives while he can’t help but cautiously ask, “Chu Chu, is that kid who called you daddy yesterday really unrelated to you?”
He is genuinely afraid that Chu Yan might suddenly reveal having some illegitimate child one day. By then, the hundreds of millions of female fans nationwide might really cry and come to pound his dog head. It could potentially put an end to his career as a manager in minutes.
That kid looked to be around three or four years old. Chu Yan is currently twenty-three. If a son that big suddenly appeared, Chu Yan would probably be about twenty years old when something happened?
He couldn’t believe it.
Chu Yan took a sip of water handed to him by his assistant and casually said, “What if what he said is true?”
Li Ye was almost sweating cold, and after hearing that, he chuckled, “Don’t make such a big joke.”
Chu Yan rubbed his forehead in frustration. He also found it unbelievable. The appearance of that child yesterday had caused a sense of confusion in him. He had always thought that everything he had experienced before was just a world in books. Even though those experiences felt real, he knew they were all fictional.
He had been unexpectedly chosen to participate in these worlds, but he had only taken it as experiencing different lives.
But why did the world in the book overlap with the real world?
“Forget it, I can’t explain it clearly for now. I’ll explain it to you properly later.”
Li Ye was shocked. What did he mean by not being able to explain it clearly for now? Could this be real?
“Chu Chu?”
Chu Yan remained silent and stopped talking. After a while, his phone vibrated, and he saw a new friend request.
―― Fu Yuchuan
He knew this person, or rather, there was no one in the M City who didn’t know him. The Fu family was at the top of the wealthy circle in the M City, with a royal bloodline in their ancestry. Generation after generation, they were aristocrats with unimaginable wealth and connections.
Fu Yuchuan was the eldest son of the Fu family and had gained prominence in the emerging financial industry in recent years. Many of his remarkable decisions were considered classic cases in university classrooms. He was a top figure in the wealthy circle of the M City.
Although Chu Yan’s circle did overlap with these wealthy individuals, he knew the name of this person, but they had never crossed paths.
So, why did Fu Yuchuan want to know him?
Chu Yan didn’t bother with these thoughts. He directly sent a message to his sister, telling her that he would be home today.
His sister, Chu Si, was not his biological sister. His parents had wanted a girl, but due to the one-child policy at the time, they adopted a little girl from an orphanage. She was very cute and adorable, and over time, her lively side emerged, making her very clingy.
Upon hearing that her brother was coming back, Chu Si was clearly very excited. What’s it like to have a nationally famous big brother? The answer is undoubtedly awesome! Just looking at his face could make her eat several extra bowls of rice. She sneakily saved some of his private photos and enjoyed seeing those girls on social media who constantly claimed they wanted to be her sister-in-law. Her vanity was constantly being satisfied!
“Brother, let’s have a meal together when you come back, okay?”
After sending the message, Chu Si crouched down to look at the little, chubby cat lying at their doorstep, continuously wagging its tail and acting cute. She curiously took a picture and posted it in the residential community management group, asking:
“Whose little chubby cat is this, refusing to leave my doorstep?”
After waiting for a while, the replies below were all a string of not knowing, never seen before.
Chu Si observed the little chubby cat for a while and realized she had never seen this breed before. However, the shape of its small ears was a bit similar to a small tiger she had seen at the zoo, and its fur was incredibly smooth. It seemed that its owner took good care of it.
Chu Si couldn’t resist the urge to touch the soft fur of the chubby cat because it looked incredibly smooth. However, before her hand could reach her, the chubby cat lifted its meaty paw and gave her a firm pat. In its light brown vertical pupils, she could surprisingly sense a warning.
Luckily, it retracted its claws, and Chu Si avoided being scratched. Still, she felt a bit scared, so she reluctantly pulled back her hand, refraining from touching it so easily.
“Si Si? Why are you squatting at the door instead of going inside?”
A familiar voice sounded from behind, and before Chu Si could turn around, the chubby cat in front of her, which had been rather lazy before, suddenly jumped up as if its tail had been stepped on. It pounced forward and directly hugged Chu Yan’s thigh.
However, its body was too chubby, and it couldn’t successfully dive into Chu Yan’s arms. Instead, there was a sharp tearing sound—
The sound of fabric being scratched echoed, and Chu Si watched as the chubby cat barely caught hold of her brother’s pants, sliding down and ending up hugging his thigh.
Seeing a chubby cat perform such an action, especially clinging to someone’s thigh, made them feel quite awkward. The chubby cat even curled up its tail, and the purring sound from its throat sounded very pleased.
Chu Si was completely stunned and asked, “Brother, is this one yours?”
Chu Yan crouched down, picked up the chubby cat, and examined it. He found it vaguely familiar but couldn’t quite recall where he had seen it before.
The little chubby cat, being lifted by Chu Yan, immediately wrapped its fluffy tail around his wrist. Then it rubbed its ears against Chu Yan’s chin.
Chu Si stared in amazement at the series of actions by the chubby cat. What kind of cat-charming technique was this? She wanted to have it too.
“Si Si, where did this cat come from?”
Chu Si shook her head, “I don’t know either. When I came home, I found it squatting at our doorstep. I asked the property management and the residential community, but no one recognizes it, and I have no idea how it got in.”
Chu Yan nodded, “Let’s go inside for now. I’ll make a call to inquire later.”
He put down the little chubby cat and prepared to enter the house with his luggage. However, he saw the chubby cat confidently jump onto his suitcase, acting like it belonged there. It even made purring sounds from its throat, as if it were being coquettish.
Chu Yan could only bring it inside first. After sitting on the plane for several hours, he just wanted to take a shower and go to bed. As for the cat, he could post a notice online later to help find its owner.
Fortunately, Chu Si had experience raising cats, so there was cat litter, cat food, and other supplies at home.
“Si Si, I’ll go take a shower first. Can you take care of it for a while?”
Chu Si agreed, pouring some cat food and water for the little chubby cat. However, it showed no gratitude. Not only did it not eat, but during the process of being held by Chu Si, it arrogantly kicked over the cat food. It was quite difficult to handle. While cleaning up, Chu Si looked away for a moment, and the cat disappeared from the sofa.
She searched around and found it crouching at the entrance of her brother’s bathroom, using its paws to scratch the door.
Chu Si found it strange. She was the one who found it first, so why was this chubby cat so affectionate toward her brother? It was really weird.
Turning away, she quickly tidied up the living room, turned on the TV, and started scrolling through her phone. On the other side, the little chubby cat, after scratching the door for a while, couldn’t get in and could only come back with its tail drooping.
Chu Si lifted her head from her phone and found the little chubby cat sitting next to her, attentively watching the TV. The program featured an interview with her brother, and the chubby cat seemed engrossed, occasionally curling its fluffy tail and showing signs of pleasure.
Chu Si chuckled at its serious expression, thinking that this chubby cat might have become obsessed.
She picked up the remote and changed the channel to a children’s show, “Peppa Pig.” It was said that no cat could resist this program. Her sister’s cat at home loved Peppa Pig dearly.
Sure enough, the light brown pupils of the cat suddenly widened, its tail straightened, and it began to watch Peppa Pig with great concentration.
Chu Yan came out after taking a shower, his hair still damp. He opened his suitcase and, after a while, took out a gift box from inside, walking over to the sofa and handing it to Chu Si.
Chu Yan smiled, “Si Si’s birthday present.”
Chu Si couldn’t contain her excitement and immediately started to unwrap it. To her surprise, she found the autographed jersey of her favorite NBA basketball star. She almost fainted on the spot from joy, hugging the jersey and spinning in place.
Unable to hold back her emotions, she finally hugged Chu Yan with red eyes, “Brother, you’re so good to me. I’ll never find a boyfriend.”
Little did they know that the chubby cat, who had been watching cartoons attentively on the sofa, was now unhappy, meowing incessantly.
Seeing that they completely ignored it, the chubby cat pressed the volume button on the remote control with its paws repeatedly. When the volume was at its maximum, it couldn’t help but droop its ears.
The sudden increase in volume startled their hearts, and Chu Yan walked back to turn off the TV. However, the culprit crawled over, clung to his leg, and vigorously rubbed against it.
At that moment, the doorbell rang. Chu Si quickly realized this and went to open the door. As she opened it, she was completely stunned. Who was this?
Who was this handsome guy?
Too, too handsome?! Standing at least 1.85 meters tall, broad shoulders, narrow waist, long and slender legs, sharp and well-defined facial features—absolutely handsome. Moreover, his temperament was outstanding. Chu Si thought she had seen quite a few handsome guys because of her brother, but she was unexpectedly dazzled by this one.
The handsome guy visibly paused upon seeing her, but he quickly recovered, politely smiled at her, and then, with a voice so pleasant that it could take one’s life, asked, “Hello, is Xiao Hui here?”
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